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Tony Benn

Tony Benn

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Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn was a British politician, writer, and diarist. He was a Member of Parliament for 47 years between the 1950 and 2001 general elections and a Cabinet minister in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan in the 1960s and 1970s.

Known For

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

2014

Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire

2015

Cabinet Confidential

Cabinet Confidential

2001

How to Be Prime Minister

How to Be Prime Minister

1996

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

2003

Ethos

Ethos

2011

The Battle of Orgreave

The Battle of Orgreave

2002

News from Durham

News from Durham

1983

Tony Benn: Will and Testament

Tony Benn: Will and Testament

2014

Sicko

Sicko

2007

Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

1995

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

1995

London: The Modern Babylon

London: The Modern Babylon

2012

The Spirit of '45

The Spirit of '45

2013

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

2012

Beyond and Behind the Vote

Beyond and Behind the Vote

1984

The Scar

The Scar

1997

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

2011

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999

The Red and the Blue

The Red and the Blue

1983

Shades

Shades

1982

Blackpool Wakes

Blackpool Wakes

1989

Missing Presumed Wiped

Missing Presumed Wiped

2001

Harold Wilson: A Life

Harold Wilson: A Life

1995

Anyone for Pennis?

Anyone for Pennis?

1995

Taking Liberties

Taking Liberties

2007

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

2009

13 Hours That Saved Britain

13 Hours That Saved Britain

2011

Unlawful Killing

Unlawful Killing

2011

Entertaining the Troops

Entertaining the Troops

2011

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady

2012

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain

2013

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth

2013

We Are Many

We Are Many

2014

The Atom: A Love Affair

The Atom: A Love Affair

2019

The Wilderness Years

The Wilderness Years

1995

Timeshift

Timeshift

2002

Timeshift

Timeshift

2002

Wasted Windfall

Wasted Windfall

1994

Banned in the UK

Banned in the UK

2005

Question Time

Question Time

1979

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

1997

Horizon

Horizon

1964

Late Night Line-Up

Late Night Line-Up

1964

The Money Programme

The Money Programme

1966

One Pair of Eyes

One Pair of Eyes

1967

This Week

This Week

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

1979

Weekend World

Weekend World

1972

Open Space

Open Space

1983

Open To Question

Open To Question

1984

Wogan

Wogan

1982

Arena

Arena

1975

Panorama

Panorama

1953

After Dark

After Dark

1987

Open Air

Open Air

1986

How We Used To Live

How We Used To Live

1968

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years

1993

The Late Show

The Late Show

1988

The Big Story

The Big Story

1993

Clive Anderson Talks Back

Clive Anderson Talks Back

1989

A Week in Politics

A Week in Politics

1983

World in Action

World in Action

1963

American Masters

American Masters

1986

Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun

Machine Gun: History Down the Barrel of a Gun

1999

Clarkson's Car Years

Clarkson's Car Years

2000

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

2002

Designing The Decades

Designing The Decades

2003

Later... with Jools Holland

Later... with Jools Holland

1992

This Week

This Week

2003

The Mark Steel Lectures

The Mark Steel Lectures

2003

Turning Points of History

Turning Points of History

Folk Britannia

Folk Britannia

2006

30 Minutes

30 Minutes

2004

Timeshift

Timeshift

2002

Newsnight

Newsnight

1980

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

2008

The Book Show

The Book Show

2006

The Late Edition

The Late Edition

2005

Daily Politics

Daily Politics

2003

The Sunday Programme

The Sunday Programme

1994

The Sunday Edition

The Sunday Edition

2006

GMTV

GMTV

1993

Timewatch

Timewatch

1982

Beyond A Joke

Beyond A Joke

2009

The Week We Went To War

The Week We Went To War

2009

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now!

2001

The Story of British Pathe

The Story of British Pathe

2011

Paul O Grady's Working Britain

Paul O Grady's Working Britain

2013

In Confidence

In Confidence

2010